how to capture 16:9 ratio instead of 4:3

[fireman-175]

HI, I have a Sony DCR-TRV315 Digital 8 camcorder and have recorded in 16:9 aspect ratio. I have a EZCap capture device I am using S-Video into my USB 2.0 port. I used the capture software, ArcSoft Showbiz 3.5, from the vendor I bought the EZCap from. I played it back with Windows Media player and it was in 4:3 aspect. I captured it in mp4.

I am trying to save all the tapes to my HDD video file.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Maybe I need another software to capture it differently. I also forced Windows Media player to play wider by moving the circle to an oval on the options...

[aedipuss]

digital 8 is recorded in a 4:3 format on tape no matter if 16/9 is selected. a flag is set to use a different pixel width so that on playback the 4:3 is stretched to 16/9. the only way to properly capture digital 8 is over firewire using a program like winDV. it's captured as DVavi.

[LMotlow]

Almost correct, but not quite. DV isn't captured. Ever. It's copied via Firewire. Not captured. Not ripped. Not recorded. Copied.

[usually_quiet]

HI, I have a Sony DCR-TRV315 Digital 8 camcorder and have recorded in 16:9 aspect ratio. I have a EZCap capture device I am using S-Video into my USB 2.0 port. I used the capture software, ArcSoft Showbiz 3.5, from the vendor I bought the EZCap from. I played it back with Windows Media player and it was in 4:3 aspect. I captured it in mp4.

I am trying to save all the tapes to my HDD video file.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Maybe I need another software to capture it differently. I also forced Windows Media player to play wider by moving the circle to an oval on the options...

As already mentioned, transferring a copy of the original recording using Firewire is the best way to go, if you can do it. However it isn't an option unless your computer has a Firewire port, or you can install one. To install one you need a desktop computer or a laptop with an ExpressCard slot. USB to Firewire adapters don't work for this application. A Firewire card with a PCI, PCI-e or ExpressCard interface is required. Models like these with a Texas Instruments chipset are the most reliable.

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If Firewire transfer isn't possible, then a composite or S-video capture device is the only other good choice.

[aedipuss]

you could try setting the arcsoft software to 854x480 and see if it works to get you the 16/9 image.

lmotlow - it is capturing not a file transfer. you can start and stop anytime during the tape playing multiple times if you wish. a file transfer is a copy/paste type thing not available with DV type tapes.